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  "path": "/2026/06/29/choose-whatsapp-username-phone-number/",
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  "textContent": "WhatsApp users will soon get the option to choose a username, which should relieve anxiety around privacy, since the messaging app previously required you to share your phone number in order to chat. Facebook announced the feature this morning, saying that WhatsApp was introducing usernames and that you could reserve now, assuming you have the...\n\nRead the original post: WhatsApp Now Letting You Reserve a Username",
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